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* [http://www.renfair.com/bristol/ Bristol Renaisance Faire] is set in the year 1574.
 
* [http://www.renfair.com/bristol/ Bristol Renaisance Faire] is set in the year 1574.
 
* [http://www.kcrenfest.com Kansas City Renaissance Festival] is simply identified as the 16th Century.
 
* [http://www.kcrenfest.com Kansas City Renaissance Festival] is simply identified as the 16th Century.
* [http://www.srfestival.com Scarborough Renaissance Festival] is set in the period 1509-1547, during the reign of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VIII King Henry VIII].
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* [http://www.srfestival.com Scarborough Renaissance Festival] is set in the year 1533, during the reign of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VIII King Henry VIII] (1509-1547).
* Texas (TRF) uses the name King Henry, as CRF also does.  As they claim the 16th Century, this could be only 2 periods: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VII_of_England Henry VII] (1485-1509) or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VIII Henry VIII] (1509-1547).
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* [http://www.texrenfest.com/home.html Texas Renaissance Festival] uses the name King Henry, as CRF also does.  As they claim the 16th Century, this could be only 2 periods: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VII_of_England Henry VII] (1485-1509) or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VIII Henry VIII] (1509-1547).
  
 
The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Age_of_Piracy "Golden Age of Piracy"] is academically defined as the period 1650-1730, which begins after the Tudor Period, but which encompasses most of our current portrayal of pirates in popular culture.
 
The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Age_of_Piracy "Golden Age of Piracy"] is academically defined as the period 1650-1730, which begins after the Tudor Period, but which encompasses most of our current portrayal of pirates in popular culture.

Revision as of 12:35, 2 September 2010

The vast majority of Renaissance faires and festivals are set during the Tudor Period (1485-1603), which includes the Elizabethan Era (1558-1603). The most common speech and garb for renaissance festivals falls within the Elizabethan Era, and thus overlaps with the early years of the classic era of piracy in the Caribbean (1560-1730).

The Colorado Renaissance Festival takes place in the 16th Century (specifically 1598?), placing it late in the Elizabethan Era, and late as most faires go.

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The "Golden Age of Piracy" is academically defined as the period 1650-1730, which begins after the Tudor Period, but which encompasses most of our current portrayal of pirates in popular culture.

For more Faires, check out the Renaissance & Pirate Faire Directory